Las Yungas
IUCN Not ApplicableUNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve · 2002
13 490 km²
Department · ARG
Iruya
Argentina
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(51 %)
Species observed
670
Observations
3 937
Area
3 551,5km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 23 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Iruya : 16 espèces reliées par 33 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 9.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 11 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
27
Interactions affichées
33
Connectance
0.094
Patrimoniales
0
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
670 distinct species · 3 937 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,6°C
Annual rain
1 707mm
Warmest m°
20,2°C
Coldest m°
4,7°C
Elevation: 2 183 m on average (min 516 m, max 4 861 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,6°C
Annual rain
1 707mm
Warmest month
20,2°C
Coldest month
4,7°C
Mean alt.
2 183m
Min
516m
Max
4 861m
Std. dev.
1 140m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(51 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,2g/kg
Clay
28,8%
Sand
43,0%
Silt
28,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
41,7g/kg
Clay
27,0%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
28,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
28,9%
Sand
42,7%
Silt
28,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
20,4g/kg
Clay
30,5%
Sand
41,8%
Silt
27,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest47.3%
Crops1.1%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil13.2%
Other (grassland, water…)38.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology13 basins · 0 lakes · 40 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
767,8km
Basins crossed
13
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
4 877km²
Discharge in basins
34,7m³/s
Mean precip.
572mm/an
Mean T°
14,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,63
Mean runoff
301mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 313m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Río Pescadosub-area1 779,4 km²overlap1135.38 km²32%
- Bassin de Río Iruyasub-area1 112,8 km²overlap1015.96 km²29%
- Bassin de Río de Iscullasub-area382,6 km²overlap326.22 km²9%
- Bassin de Río San Isidrosub-area354,6 km²overlap301.78 km²8%
- Bassin de Río Iruyasub-area212,2 km²overlap211.71 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Matancillassub-area207,3 km²overlap206.48 km²6%
- Bassin de Río Bacoyasub-area434,6 km²overlap173.85 km²5%
- Bassin de Río Santa Cruzsub-area1 711,7 km²overlap157.97 km²4%
- Bassin de Río Nazarenosub-area260,4 km²overlap10.17 km²0%
Rivers / streams (40, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Iruyaord 4len here97.72 km95%total103 km
- Río Pescadoord 5len here77.76 km69%total113 km
- Río Alisarord 3len here57.35 km100%total57 km
- Río Bacoyaord 2len here45.21 km67%total67 km
- Arroyo Simbolarord 4len here41.29 km87%total47 km
- Río Cañasord 2len here38.35 km98%total39 km
- Río Porongalord 3len here38.15 km51%total74 km
- Río de Iscullaord 3len here36.64 km98%total37 km
- Río Piedrasord 2len here30.85 km100%total31 km
- Río Astilleroord 2len here25.95 km86%total30 km
- Río San Ignacioord 3len here25.54 km99%total26 km
- Río Negroord 6len here21.79 km2%total888 km
28 more river segmentssorted by Strahler order + length
- Río de la Quebrada Palca de Achirasord 2len here19.86 km100%total20 km
- Río San Juanord 4len here19.30 km83%total23 km
- Río Iruya (Río Colanzulí)ord 2len here18.53 km100%total19 km
- Río Zapalitaord 3len here18.13 km100%total18 km
- Río Nazarenoord 4len here17.23 km32%total54 km
- Río San Isidroord 2len here15.82 km75%total21 km
- Río Matancillasord 3len here15.48 km100%total15 km
- Río de la Quebrada Del Agua Saladaord 2len here13.23 km100%total13 km
- Río Astilleritoord 2len here12.60 km100%total13 km
- Río de la Quebrada Cueva Del Toroord 1len here11.97 km86%total14 km
- Río Cebilarord 1len here6.61 km100%total7 km
- Río de la Quebrada de Campo Grandeord 1len here6.15 km100%total6 km
- Arroyo Sauzalitoord 4len here6.01 km19%total32 km
- Río Agua Saladaord 1len here5.72 km100%total6 km
- Río Vallecitoord 2len here5.50 km29%total19 km
- Arroyo Zapallarord 4len here5.33 km100%total5 km
- Río San Andrésord 3len here4.99 km8%total60 km
- Río Monoyocord 1len here4.97 km100%total5 km
- Río de la Quebrada Corral de Piedraord 1len here4.14 km100%total4 km
- Río Coloradoord 4len here3.92 km1%total302 km
- Río Arperoord 3len here3.71 km100%total4 km
- Arroyo Higuerasord 1len here2.33 km100%total2 km
- Río Milmahuasiord 1len here2.33 km100%total2 km
- Río Mulularord 1len here2.06 km100%total2 km
- Río Grandeord 5len here1.70 km0%total550 km
- Río Mesada Grandeord 1len here1.50 km100%total2 km
- Arroyo Piyuyocord 1len here1.37 km100%total1 km
- Arroyo Panalord 1len here0.69 km100%total1 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
1,3%
Pesticides
25,6kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas4
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN V · 1
Quebrada de Humahuaca
IUCN VProtected Landscape · 2000
5 460 km²
Baritú
IUCN IINational Park · 1974
682 km²
Laguna Pintascayo
IUCN IIProvincial Park · 2000
158 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN